| 1013 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1408 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5006 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1031 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1872 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1563 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 867 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 886 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1525 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 735 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 657 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 397 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 494 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1606 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41691 | Morohashi |
| 541 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6462 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1592 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1718 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1496 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1393 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 陰 【イン】 (the) negative (e.g. pole), yin (in Chinese divination), hidden place, unseen part, private location
- 女神 【メガミ】 goddess, female deity
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 外陰 【ガイイン】 vulva, pudenda
Kun reading compounds
- 陰 【かげ】 shade, shadow, behind (something), other side, back, the background, behind the scenes, behind someone's back, gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.), darkness
- 陰口 【かげぐち】 malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 物陰 【ものかげ】 place hidden from view, cover, shelter, hiding place
- 陰る 【かげる】 to become clouded, to darken, to get dark, to become hidden (behind clouds), to darken (of a face), to worsen, to deteriorate, to become gloomy
Readings
- Korean:
- eum
Spanish
- sombra
- oscuridad
- oculto
- negativo
- ocultar
Portuguese
- matiz
- yin
- negativa
- órgões sexuais
- segredo
- sombra
French
- Yin
- ombre
- négatif
- secret
- organes sexuels
| 3671 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 7823.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9670 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2013 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 茎頂 【ケイチョウ】 tip of a stem (of a plant)
- 茎葉 【ケイヨウ】 stems and leaves
- 塊茎 【カイケイ】 tuber
- 包茎 【ホウケイ】 phimosis
- 包茎 【ホウケイ】 phimosis
- 陰茎 【インケイ】 penis
Kun reading compounds
- 茎 【くき】 stalk, stem
- 茎茶 【くきちゃ】 twig tea, stem tea, kukicha, tea made from twigs pruned from the tea plant during its dormant season
- 水茎 【みずぐき】 writing brush, writing, handwriting
- 一茎 【ひとくき】 one stem
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- tallo
- caña
- raíz
Portuguese
- caule
- talo
French
- tige
- queue
| 1194 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1995 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3912 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1291 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1700 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 684 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1474 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1571 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1836 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 647 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2788 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1432 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1931 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 722 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30861PX | Morohashi |
| 2242 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4991 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 715 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 772 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1214 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1972 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k5.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4410.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 830e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
954 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 包 【ホウ】 counter for packaged goods (esp. powdered medicine)
- 包囲 【ホウイ】 siege, encirclement, envelopment, surrounding, besiegement
- 内包 【ナイホウ】 connotation, comprehension, intension, inclusion, containment within
- 閉包 【ヘイホウ】 closure
Kun reading compounds
- 包む 【つつむ】 to wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up, to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf, to conceal (a feeling), to hide, to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
- 包む 【くるむ】 to wrap up (in), to roll up (in), to tuck (up)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 かね
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- envolver
- empaquetar
- cubrir
Portuguese
- movimentar
- embrulhar
- capa
- esconde
French
- emballer
- envelopper
- recouvrir
- cacher
| 511 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 611 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 583 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1112 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 176 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 369 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 377 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 218 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 804 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 819 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1013 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 230 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3684 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1880 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2560 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 536 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2506P | Morohashi |
| 2966 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 572 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 530 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 569 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 456 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2556 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2771.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5305 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1092 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 皮肉 【ヒニク】 irony, sarcasm, cynicism, satire, unexpected, different from what one expected, not as one had planned, (only) surface, something superficial, skin and bone, body
- 皮革 【ヒカク】 leather, hide
- 表皮 【ヒョウヒ】 epidermis, cuticle, bark, epidermis, facade
- 上皮 【ウワカワ】 outer layer (e.g. of skin), cuticle, epidermis, bark, rind, crust, film (on the surface of a liquid), scum, epithelium
Kun reading compounds
- 皮 【かわ】 skin, hide, pelt, fur, rind, peel, husk, bark, shell, sheath, wrapping, mask (hiding one's true nature), seeming
- 皮切り 【かわきり】 beginning, start
- 一皮 【ひとかわ】 unmasking
- 薄皮 【うすかわ】 thin skin
Readings
- Korean:
- pi
Spanish
- pellejo
- piel
- cuero
- pelaje
Portuguese
- pelego
- pele
- esconder
- couro
French
- peau
- cuir
- fourrure
- radical peau (no. 107)
| 307 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 396 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 374 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 939 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3109 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 863 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 755 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 975 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1008 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1144 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3771 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1923 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 810 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22823 | Morohashi |
| 3037 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3878 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 802 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 865 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 258 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1667 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2h3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 4024.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76ae | Unicode hex code |